Montgomery Blair's PTSA - Meeting Minutes --- March 21, 2006

The meeting was called to order by Fran Rothstein at 7:00 p.m. It was moved by Sam Stokes to accept the minutes as they appear on the listserv and seconded by Ray Scanell. It passed unanimously. Treasurer Report, Soni Malinoff There were no checks made out and no deposits since the last meeting. There is $33,590 in checking and savings. Nominating Committee Ron McClain is in charge of the nominating committee. We are in immediate need of an NAACP rep and a co-chair for Latino Family Outreach. Membership is also in need of a co-chair now and in the future. Please contact Ron if you are interested in a position for next year or if you know of someone you would like to recommend. Conquistos Sun Suenos Rosa Sanchez, Nancy Newton and Stacey Gurian-Sherman are working on this program together. The program works with Latino parents and guardians to educate them on how to help their children achieve. Transportation Committee Sam Stokes Sam met with the Business officer to come up with drop off ideas. Since cones have been instituted on the Colesville side, drop off has become more safe. It is economical and affective. The University side continues to be a problem as parents drop students off in a dangerous way. At first, the thought was that the whole area would have to be reworked with major structural changes. The new drop off procedure on University Boulevard would involve entering at the turn nearest the Fire Department, staying straight and making a large u-turn into the bus lane but dropping off near the parked cars. It is brilliant in its simplicity. This will be done on a trial basis soon. Mr. Gainous, principal's report Mr. Gainous met with Parks and Planning about the artificial turf for the football field. Blair is at the top of the list for the artificial turf for the soccer and football fields. The Athletic Boosters are involved with the project and support the artificial turf. Events After Prom--Will Ramsey Mardi Gra Magic is the theme. The committee will need 50 parents to set up during the day and 100-120 to be there during the event from 1:00 a.m to 5:00 a.m. In 2004 1100 students attended and last year there were 800. The After Prom is a safe place for students to be, avoiding drinking and driving. It has saved lives. Please consider volunteering. Silent Auction--Betsy Scroggs The Silent Auction is April 28th in conjunction with Blair Fair. It starts at 6:00 and is a wonderful evening of getting to know the different clubs as well as food and the Silent Auction. The committee is looking for donations of food such as meals and specialties to be auctioned off. Also if your place of employment or a business you frequent would contribute something to the auction, it would be welcome and appreciated. Please support the renovation of the Old Blair Auditorium by sending letters to Van Hollen, Wynne and Sarbanes. The auditorium can be used by the community as well as being a venue for the performing arts. Please visit the Old Blair website at www.oldblairauditoriumproject.org for more details. It is a very user friendly site. Next PTSA Executive Board Meeting which is open to everyone is April 3rd in the Media Center at 7:30. April 18 General PTSA meeting in the media center at 7:30.

Montgomery Blair High School PTSA

Minutes of PTSA Meeting --- March 21, 2006